Currency exchange rates may vary at time of shipment. Farming the Woods: An Integrated Permaculture Approach to Growing Food and Medicinals in Temperate Forests: Mudge, Ken, Gabriel, Steve, Munsell, John: Amazon.nl } listeners: [], It is an invaluable practice to integrate into any farm or homestead, especially as the need for unique value-added products and supplemental income becomes more and more important for farmers. Farming the Woods covers in detail how to cultivate, harvest, and market high-value non-timber forest crops such as American ginseng, shiitake mushrooms, ramps (wild leeks), maple syrup, fruit and nut trees, ornamentals, and more. Terms and Conditions: Discount Codes cannot be combined with any other offers (books on sale or multiple discount codes for example). Sales and special offers are for online orders only (not available for in-store purchase). Free Shipping is applied after the discount is applied (US orders only). Many already know that daily indulgences we take for granted such as coffee, chocolate, and many tropical fruits, all originate in forest ecosystems. Farming the Woods is an essential book for farmers and gardeners who have access to an established woodland, are looking for productive ways to manage it, and are interested in incorporating aspects of agroforestry, permaculture, forest gardening, and sustainable woodlot management into the concept of a whole-farm organism. As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Farming the Woods by Ken Mudge and Steve Gabriel This book came out in 2014, and the subtitle is An Integrated Permaculture Approach to Growing Food and Medicinals in Temperate Forests. Enter your email to subscribe to updates from Chelsea Green(function() { It's a mutual agreement that ensures we all benefit. All levels/libraries.”, Forests, Ken Mudge and Steven Gabriel write, have long been humanity’s pantry, where our species and many others have found the food, medicines and materials needed for survival. The authors have done a superb job explaining forest ecology and describing how to integrate fruits, nuts, mushrooms, medicinals, animals, and more into forest systems. In Farming the Woods authors Ken Mudge and Steve Gabriel demonstrate that it doesn’t have to be an either-or scenario, but a complementary one; forest farms can be most productive in places where the plow is not: on steep slopes and in shallow soils. Farming the Woods is the source for temperate climate agroforestry, particularly for Northeast permaculture designers and teachers.”--Jonathan Bates, Owner of Food Forest Farm & contributing author of Paradise Lot, “My particular focus of research is in mushrooms, and Farming the Woods not only offers detailed methodology and techniques for woodland mushroom cultivation, but also adds insight on scheduling and calendars to help orchestrate yields in seasonal climates. Realizing international shipping is cost-prohibitive our books are available through these partner retailers for international purchasing options: World: www.bookdepository.com, www.wordery.com | Australia: www.booktopia.com.au | Canada: www.amazon.ca | UK: www.amazon.co.uk. Fill your forests with food!”--Tradd Cotter, author of Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation, “At last, a comprehensive forest farming guide for cool temperate climates! and Gabriel (educator, forest farmer, and ecologist, Finger Lakes region, New York) highlights the diverse income streams that forest landowners or individuals who want to design a forested environment on their land can cultivate. Readers are also provided comprehensive information on: • historical perspectives of forest farming; I have always wanted to find this information on forest farming bundled together into a collaborative matrix with nut, berry, and rhizome production, and this book helps bridge sustainable agriculture and a healthy, circular systems approach. on: function(evt, cb) { All Rights Reserved. Terms and Conditions: Discount Codes cannot be combined with any other offers (books on sale or multiple discount codes for example). Sales and special offers are for online orders only (not available for in-store purchase). Free Shipping is applied after the discount is applied (US orders only). Farming the Woods is the first in-depth guide for farmers and gardeners who have access to an established woodland and are looking for productive ways to manage it. Aiming their advice at readers living in temperate climate zones, including the upper half of North America, Mudge and Gabriel draw on their expertise in the rapidly emerging field of agroforestry to provide in-depth tips on cultivating mushrooms, gathering fruits and nuts, harvesting popular herbs such as ginseng, and even managing goats for maintaining canopy sheltered grasses and ornamentals. Yet, according the authors of this unorthodox but exceptionally useful handbook, 'forest farming,' which involves gathering a wide variety of plants, from mushrooms to medicinals, predates agriculture. 44 Items featured online About. Authors Ken Mudge and Steve Gabriel describe this process as “productive conservation,” guided by the processes and relationships found in natural forest ecosystems. Beginning with a nuanced cultural history of forest farming, Mudge and Gabriel share their expertise on an abundance of woodland products: pollination techniques for paw-paws; the comparative economics of shiitakes and ginseng; maple, birch, and walnut sugaring methods; hazelnut breeding; and the safe use of a chain saw, to name but a few. Learn how to grow fruits, nuts, mushrooms, and medicine in a productive and sustainably managed woodlot. Comprehensive information is also offered on historical perspectives of forest farming; mimicking the forest in a changing climate; cultivation of medicinal crops; creating a forest nursery; harvesting and utilizing wood products; the role of animals in the forest farm; and how to design and manage your forest farm once it’s set up. Summing Up: Highly recommended. An Integrated Permaculture Approach to Growing Food and Medicinals in Temperate Forests. Sample of Chapter 4: Food from the Forest, Mother Earth News - Make the Most of Your Woods With Forest Farming, Permaculture Voices - Forest Farming with Steve Gabriel. window.mc4wp.listeners.push( Readers are provided comprehensive information on: Historical perspectives of forest farming Authors Ken Mudge and Steve Gabriel describe this process as "productive conservation," guided by the processes and relationships found in natural forest ecosystems. 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